SAGE Well-Being of Older People Study 2013
Wave 2

South Africa, 2013

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ZAF_2013_SAGE-WOPS_v01_M

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Professor NEWELL, Marie-Louise, Dr MUTEVEDZI, Portia, Dr NYIRENDA, Makandwe,

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May 19, 2023

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q236: How satisfied with life as a whole (q236)

Data file: WOPSIISouthAfricaData

Overview

Valid: 506

Invalid: 6

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 35

Range: 1 - 8

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Taking all things together, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Very satisfied	1	0.2%
2	Satisfied	136	26.9%
3	Neither satistifed nor dissatisfied	133	26.3%
4	Dissatisfied	137	27.1%
5	Very dissatisfied	99	19.6%
7	N/A	0	0%
8	DK	0	0%
Sysmiss		6

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Interviewer instructions

Interviewer to read: Now, we would like to ask for your thoughts about your life and life situation. We want to know how you feel about your health and quality of life.

Question post text

1. Very satisfied
2. Satisfied
3. Neither satistifed nor dissatisfied
4. Dissatisfied
5. Very dissatisfied
7. N/A
8. DK

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